2012 Drake
8–3 (7–1 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Campbell 35–7Sep 29
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vsDes Moines | W 28–8 | 81% |
| Sep 8 | vs Montana State | L 24–34 | 57% |
| Sep 15 | at Indiana State | L 10–27 | 49% |
| Sep 22 | vs Morehead State | W 28–25 | 77% |
| Sep 29 | at Campbell | W 35–7 | 60% |
| Oct 6 | vs San Diego | W 38–10 | 64% |
| Oct 13 | at Valparaiso | W 35–21 | 85% |
| Oct 20 | vs Marist | W 34–27 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | at Dayton | L 13–28 | 60% |
| Nov 10 | vs Butler | W 45–20 | 63% |
| Nov 17 | vsJacksonville | W 32–29 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Jacksonville 32–29; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Pioneer Football League champions7–1 in the conference, shared with Butler and San Diego
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 7–1 shared first in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 322–236
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1409 +27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.9 No. 62 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Defensive coordinator
- Brad McCaslin
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
2012 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
| San Diego | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
 Drake | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
| Jacksonville | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| Dayton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Marist | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Morehead State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Davidson | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Valparaiso | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Campbell | 0–8 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.